Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-12
RESTING At MADISON.
The President Win Spend Sunday ut
the Wisconsin Capital-Reception
n tie Capitol and Banquet
at the Villas Mansion.
Pro4 seedlings of the General Assembly,
K. Of Minority Report Of the.
Utah Commission.

carriages containing the Presidential party
an reception committee left the PlaAkln-
ton House and proceeded to the Soldiers
81 lone by way of Grand avenue and Blue
Mound road. The sides Of tho avenue we're
li,aed with people who doffed their hats
and waved handkerchief, while occasional
cheers broke forth. When the cavalcade
arrived at the Soldiers Home the MANNED
veterans were drawn in line and saluted
the President and his wife as they drove
down the line. A cannon on the green
sward in front of the home meanwhile
doomed forth Presidential salute. The
time. left before the departure of the train
was so brief that no stop was made and
the carriages drove very rapidly through
the south side of the city t. the depot.
ALAReE CROWD HAD coNGREGArED
about the decorated pavilion on the
platform fully an hour before the distin-
7guiahed party arrived, and when the
Presidents carriage came into view it was
ereasp,d with a round OF cheers which con-
tinusd until the train left the depot. The
appearance OF Mrs. Cleveland on the plat
form was the signal for an especial outburst
of enthusiasm from the ladies who waved
their handkerchiefs and parasols in ac-
compartment to the cheering. Mrs.
Cleveland still looked bright and fresh
notwithstanding the continual round Of
receptions and levees which she has under
gone and smiled sweetly as she accom-
pastied her husband to the car. Post
master General Villas was also the recipient
of 8 burst of applause as he stepped out
and vanished into the Presidential car
which Immediately pulled out leaving the
.ye!lIag crowd behind.
RECEPTION AT MADISON.
MADISON, Wis, October 7.-On arrival OF
the Presidential party here this afternoon
the party was accorded an enthusiastic re-
eeption, and were escorted to the capitol
grounds. where a welcoming address was
made by Judge Cole, Chief Justice Of Wis
oensin In reply President Cleveland said:
LATTER a week spent in tr vel and visiting
people of the great West, we have come to
rest g. while at the capital OF Wisconsin,
known as the most beautiful in location
and scenery of all the cities of this region.
Though we see the good people of Madison
at their homes for the hrst
time, they are not unknown
to us. We knew you at
the seat of National Government through
vOur fellow townsman who has done honor
| to his home and to his neighbors by the
most successful and conscientious perform
ance of an important public duty, and who
has earned as he received the respect ane
esteem OF every citizen who desires the vel
| fare of his country. SO our desire 10
ACTUALLY SEE YOU
and to know you better is perfectly natu
raj. It seemed to me when l planned tht
trim we have undertaken that Madison
would be proper place at which to mak'
our first stop for rest. When 1 conceived
the idea of sta ying at Madison over Sun
dav and testing the kindness of her cftizen'
and the hospitality of the POSTMASTER
General. all had to do was to imagine
that we would be very much 1atlguet
| when we reached here and in need "ot rest
Thus we are here and tired enough t.
iustifv nv plan.'' After speaking furthe
in praise of the beauties of this city, it,
surroundings, university, ETC.. the fresi
dent concluded: II expect to heartily en-
10y my stay here and to always hereafte
cherish pleasant recOllectlons OF your GU.
and it's Inhabitants"
i RECEPTION AND BANQUET.
upon the conclusion OF speech maxim
the party entered the capitol building, tn
doors of which were closed for a few minute
while the reception committee and ladie
were presented to President and Mr.
CLEVELAND. After this the doors wei
opened and for about two hours peop
poured in and passed by the President
The town, though not very large in ltsei
was crowded to overfowing with peopl
from all about the surrounding countr!
, When the reception ended Mrs. Clevelan
went at once to the residence OF Postma'
ter-General Villas. where she spent the res
of the afternoon in quiet. The Pres
dent accompanied by Governor. Rus
| and Colonel Villas went to Dane Count
fair gro nds, where again the people had a
opportunity to see him. This evening M
i and Mrs. Villas gave dinner to the Pres
dent, a quiet affair of twelve or fiftee
courses. Among the guests were Goyernc
and Mrs. Rusk, Chief Justice Cole an
Mayor Conklin and wife. The town
lgorgeously decorated in all concelvao
! styles, the adornment of the grounds an
mausion of Colonel Villas being superb.